St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-20
For the HOLIDAYS

The approach of the holiday season
means a good deal in st. Paul. Mer-
chants begin TO receive their most at
tractive wares, which are put on exhibit
ton weeks ahead, and stores made beau
tiful thereby. In passing down Seventh
street. even thus early, much may be
seen in windows, and the average male
biped, as he gaZeS, wishes he were
worth a million OF two that his dearest
friends might be made happy with pres
entS. What he would buy were such
the case the Lord only knows; but 10
one will attempt to say that he would
be at all sparing-itisn't his nature.
And all who know him wish he could, if
only for an hour or two. be million
aire. On the great thorOughfare, along
which so many thousand people daily
pass, it is not strange that shop win
dOwS display some magnificent goods.
At the corner of Sibley the drug store
of Hippler Il Collier is the most prOmi-
nent establishment, not alone for its
location, but for the general popularity
of the place. This firm has shown some
splendid lines of holiday goods in the
past, but this year they have eclipSed
all previous efforts. A person walking
along the street could hardly fail to
notice the brilliant display, a portion of
which is in the windows. Attention
would be first drawn to the tall brass
lamp, with its Japanese shade, oil each
side of the base a Washington mOnu-
mcnt iii bright-colOred plush, to be used
as an OdOr case, holding four bottles of
various sizes. Inside, the dazzling
array of cOlOrs causes an eXcla-
nation of delight. lowering over
100 square feet of space, running the
length of the room, is certainly the most
magnificent display of toilet cases ever
seen in the city. Nothing which human
ingenuity has devised for the comfort
and convenience of mankind. in this
line has been omitted: and innumer-
able new ideas have been introduced
since last year. A ladies' aud gentle
mans toilet set, enclosed i'll handsome
embossed leather case, which opens and
closes like an ordinary writing desk. is
perhaps the prettieSt thing Of the kind
ever put on the market, TO say nothing
of its completeness. But to speak of its
contents is almost equal to the task of
describing a combined dentists, bar
ber's and manicure's outfit, with
several entirely new utensils thrown
in. If anything has been omit
ted from these sets, it will not
likely be discovered before the year
1900. Other sets are arranged in satin
and plush of the lOvelieSt cOlOre imagin-
able. The favOrite material seems to
be cellulOid and imitation amber, this
year. though celIulOid has been used
for some time. The amber is exceed
ingly rich. In OdOr cases no styles with
any claims to beauty have been over
looked in the selection. Every cOnceiv-
able design and pattern that could be
applied to such an article is represented;
and in cOlOrS, the richest and most deli
cate shades are used on plush and satin.
A particularly lovely thing is an inn
ported cut-glaSS bottle in plush case, in
assorted coIOrs. a lady or gentleman
can here select small, neat satin
or plush case containing a
set of instruments for trim
ming the hands and finger-nails. A
travelling case for gentlemen is specially
worthy of note; in it are walls, (fOr diff
ferent kinds of hair OLD, brushes, raZorS
nearly everything man could wish
that can be packed in grip. 1t is not
worth while to attempt a detailed de-
scription here of all that may be seen in
this assortment; one should see for him
self, and the earlier the better if he
wishes to make selection. 1t is proper
to say here though, in this connection,
that Hippler u Collier buy these goods
direct from manufacturers and discount
all their bills. This means 4 saving of
least 90 per cent, which the enter
priSing gentlemen are willing TO give
their patrons. 1t is not every house in
this broad land of ours that will do it.
The goods were bought. not simply to
exhibit, but to sell, and at prices that
people can afford to pay. Somebody
will be made happy out of this stock.